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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASS0CIAT1E3. jp EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPH IC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XL, NO. 258. ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, NO VE3IBER 11, 1893. PRICE, FIVE CENTS, BY YOU SAVE MONEY. sp4 H I. Iv. OSGOOD, The One Price ter and Furnisher, Cor. Third and West 9th Sts.; opp. Poard fit Stokes. If You Want Anything in. FINE STATIONERY, Tablets, Blanks, Miscellaneous Books, Office Supplies, Letter Presses, School Books, Typewriting Supplies, Inks, Mucilage Etc., Call on us. CALIFORNIA Fine Wines I have made arrangements for supplying any brand of wines in quantities to suit at the lowest cash figures. The trade and families supplied. All orders delivered free in Astoria. A. W. UTZIJiGEl?, Str. R. P. Ulill Leave for Tillamook Every four Days as folloois: November 3, 7, 11, is, 19. '3, 7- . The steamer R. P. Elmore connects with Union Pacific steamers for Portland and through tickets are issued from Portland to Tillamook Bay points , by the Union Pacific Company. 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Clothier, Hat GRIFFIN 8t fEED. WINE HOUSE. and Mqaors. IHaln Street, Astoria, Oregon. ELijMORE MEMBER OF HILL'S LOT CLUBS LOT IN HILL'S FIRST ADDITION DELIVERED WEEKLY. A $2 and Locations. A0KNT8. ("Astoria Pk'g Co. Klnney'.. M. i. Kinney. . Atoria... A. IJejllnJ 1 0..?."' A-Eoolh 8on 'chiK I . Cutting Pkg Co. 8an Francitco . Elmore, Sanborn ..,,. ,j &Co anoria 4&rt.fc;0. & Barker A.tori..... I I - ' i .. J.O.Hani horn iC'o J. O. Hanthorn Astoria . .... " ! 1 George- J. O. Mcgler Brook field Wn iFlihermen'f I l'kgCo-- 1 Astoria I 'J His Remarkably Clear State ment Regarding Hawaii. A DISHONORABLE TRANSACTION Many Lies Were Told Cleveland to Induce Him to Annex the Islands. Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 10. The letter of Secretary Gresham to the president dated the 18th of October, concerning Hawaiian affair a has been given out for publication. In It he takes the ground that the marines landed from the United States steamer Boston at the time of the -revolution were not landed to protect American life end property, but to aid In overthrowing the existing government. Their pres ence, he says, Implied coercive mens- ures against It The provisional gov ernment was established by the action of the American minister, and the pres. ence of troops landed from the Boston, and its continued existence is due to the belief of the Hawaiians that In the effort to overthrow it they would en counter the armed forces of the United States. Secretary Gresham thinks that the great wrong thus accomplished should be undone by restoring the leg- itlmata government Nothing short of that will satisfy the demands of Jus tice. The letter says: "Full and impartial reports submitted by Hon. James H, Blount,' your special commissioner to the Hawaiian Islands, establishes the following facts: Queen Llllloukalanl announced her intention on Saturday, January in, isss, to proclaim a new constitution, but the opposition of her ministers and others Induced her to speedily change her purpose and to make public announcement of the fact, fli a meeting in Honolulu mat day a so-called commission of public safety consisting of thirteen men, the major ity of whom, Including five Americans, were aliens, was appointed "to consider the situation and to devise ways and means for the maintenance of public peace, and the protection oCJlfe and property." This committee resolved, among other things, that a provisional government should be created 'to exist until terms of union with the United States of America havei been negotiated and agreed upon.' On the 16th, the committee addressed a letter to John L. Stevens, the American minister to Honolulu, stating that the lives and property of the people were in peril and appealing to him and the United States forces at his command for as- slstanse. Stevens requested ' Capt. Wlltz, commander of the United States steamship Boston, to land his forces for the protection of the United States legation, the United States cousulate, and to secure the safety of American life and property.' Well armed troops were promptly landed, and marched through the quiet streets of Honolulu with two Gattling guns, to the public hall, previously secured by Mr. Stevens! for their accommodation. This hall was Just across the street from the government building, and In plain view of the queen's palace. The governor of the island immediately addressed to Mr. Stevens a communication protest ing against the act as an unwarranted invasion of Hawaiian soil. The queen's minister of foreign affairs sent a note to Mr. Stevens asking why the troops had been landed, and Informing him that the proper authorities were able and willing to afford full protection to the American legation and all Amer ican Interests in Honolulu. Only eva sive replies were sent to these commu nications. The committee entered the government building after first ascer taining that It was unguarded, and one of their number, a citizen of the United States, read a proclamation declaring thatthe existing government was over thrown and the provisional -government establiHhed in Its place 'To exist 'until tho terms of union with the United States hod been negotiated upon.' The executive and advisory councils men tioned In the proclamation at once addressed a communication to Mr. Ste vens informing him that the monar chy had been abrogated and a provis ional government established and re questing him on behalf of the United States of America to recognize, it as existing de facto, and to afford it the moral support of the United States gov ...iMrui, wiu, 11 necessary, tne sup port or the American troops to assist In preserving public peace. On receipt of this letter, Mr. Stevens Immediately recognized the new government. The queen refused to recognize the new authority or to surrender to it, but she was Informed that the provisional gov ernment had the support of the Amer ican minister, and If nprsaarv wnnt.1 be maintained by the military force of the United States then present. Be lieving that under the circumstances it was her duty, and that her case would be fairly considered by the president of the United States, the queen finally yielded, and sent the provisional gov ernment a paper stating that to avoid any collision of armed forces and per haps loss of life, phe would under pro test, and Impelled by said force, yield her authority until such time as the government of the United States shall upon "the facts being presented to it-, undo the actions of Its representatives and reinstate her. Indeed It was not claimed on the 11th day of January or for some time thereafter by any of the djslgnated officers of the provisional government or any annexationist, that the queen had surrendered otherwise than as stated In her protest. In his dispatch to Mr. Foster, on January 18th, describing the successful revolu tion, Mr. Stevens says: 'The committee on public safety Installed the provis ional government without -the aid of United States troops.' Secretary Fos ter's communication of February 16th, to the president, laying before him tho treaty of annexation with a view of obtaining advice and the consent of the senate thereto, says: 'At the time the provisional government took pos session of the government buildings, no troops or officers of the United States were present or took any part what ever In tho proceedings. When they were in full possession of the govern ment, the barracks, the police station, and the whole potential machinery of the government, the United States troops were landed to protect American property.' The special commissioners were sent to Washington by the provis ional government to negotiate a treaty of annexation, and their statements are utterly at variance with the evi dence, documentary and oral, contained in Mr. Blount's reports. They are con tradicted by the declarations and let ters of President Dale and other an nexationists, and by Mr. Stevens' verb al admissions to Mr. Blount. It is fair tojsay that Secretary Foster's state ment was based upon information which he had received from Mr. Stev ens and the special commissioners, but l am unable to see that they were de ceived. The troops were landed not to protect American life and property but to aid in overthrowing the existing government. Mr. Stevens promised the annexationists that as soon as they ob tained possession of the government building and read the proclamation above referred to, he would at once recognize them as a de facto govern ment and support them by landing troops of the warship then In harbor, and he kept that promise. This assur ance was the inspiration of the gov ernment. It is now claimed that the majority of the people who huve the right of voting under the constitution of 1877 have never favored the Idea of annexation to this or any other gov ernment. Mr. Blount Btates that while n Honolulu he did not meet at single annexationist who expressed Ms wil lingness to submit the question to a vote of the people, nor did he meet with one favoring that subject who did not InslBt that if the Islandero were annexed, suffrage should be so restrict ed as to give complete control rto for eigners, whites, and representative an nexationists.. The government of Ha waii surrendered its authority under a threat of war, .-until such time only as the government of the United States upon the facts being presented to It, should reinstate the constitutional sov ereign, and the provisional government wa& created 'to exist until the te rms of union with the United States ofj Amer ica, have heen negotiated and agreed upon.' A careful consideration of these facta will, I think, convince atny one that the treaty which was withdrawn from tho senate for further corjsldera t'on . should not be resubmitted for action. Should not a great wrong done a feeble. Independent state by an abuse authority of the United States be undone by restoring the legitimate gov ernment? Anything short'of ttiat will not, I respectfully submit, satisfy the demands of Justice. Can the ' United States consistently insist that other na tions shall respect the Independence of Hawaii while not respecting It our selves? Our government was tfie first that recognized the independence of the Islands, and they should be the last to assume sovereignty over them lty force and fraud." MARY RIGHT FOR ONCE. She Scores. All the Lunatics bot Her self and Jerry. , Topeka. Kan., Nov. 10. Mrs. Mary E. Lease places the responsibility tfor the defeat of the Kansas populists ;on the state administration, which she calls ecrrupt. She criticises severely Cover nor Lewclllng and repudiates United States Senator Martin as unworthy of the support of the peoples' party. "No party," said Mrs. Lease, "hbs ever been disgraced with more corrupt men than some of those who hold positions of trust under the populist adminis tration. Personally, I am Jubilant over the result In Kansas. It is not the farty that Is defeated. ut the leaders who ar3 rcpudUlJ." MURDER IN PORTLAND Chinese Woman Mutilated. Horribly ONE STROKE OF A WEAPON The Body Found Ou the Sidewalk Five Minutes After Her Death. Associated Presa Portland, Nov. 10. About 10 o'clock tonight CJong Fa, a Chinese woman, was found dead in the gutter at the corner of Second and Pine streets, only a block from the police station, and lm mediately under an aro light. Her throat was slashed In a fearful manner, the head being almoRt severed from the trunk, and under the body lay a huge knife, more than a foot In length, while a warm stream of blood flowed down the gutter. Tho pine where the body was found was In the midst of the Chi nese quarters, and Chir.nmen are pass ing the corner continuously nearly all night, but so fnr no witness to the mur der has been found. The white man who discovered the body notified the police station, and It was conveyed to the morgue. When found, the body was warm, and It is believed that the woman had not been dead more than five minutes. No outcry was heard and It Is thought that the murderer ap proached his victim from behind, and covering her mouth with his hand, killed her with one stroke of the knife. THE NEW TARIFF. Many Democrats Advocate Letting Well Enough Alone. Washington, Nov. 10. It Is difficult to predict what effect the recent elec tions will have on the tariff bill now being formulated by the democratic majority of the ways and means com niltt.'e. Chatiniun Wilson declares the passage of the very measure now under consideration to be the only thing need ful to Vesture public confidence and re place the democratic party on a pedes tal of political supremacy, but many prominent men in his party" do not agree with him, and those will counsel moderation In tariff revision. The prop osition to put wool, lumber, Iron ore, coal, and salt on the free list will be lnsed 111 some quarters and by strong men. There seems to be a growing desire on the part of these men for a caucus of the party to determine on the best course to pursue before the bill Is reported to congress. Bland, of Missouri, Is credited with the deter mination to fight the bill If It places tho articles mentioned on the free list. The commUt..-e experts to liuve the bill ready for report when congress meets. ! A SERIOUS ASPECT. St. Paul, Nov. 10. In the United States circuit court will be argued on the 16th of this month, an order to show cause against the Northern Pa cific railroad why the receivers hould not be dlshcarged and why the proper ty of the road should not be sold on execution to satisfy Judgments In favor of John E. Blake and other parties. TARRED WITH THE SAME BRUSH. Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 10. In the district court today Judge Sloane fined J. O. Dunbar, editor of the Phoenix Gazette, $200 and ordered him confined in tho county Jail for 60 days for contempt of court. Besides Dunbar, Frank King, city editor of the Guzette, Is In Jail for 30 days for contempt. NOT TO BE RECOGNIZED. Washington, Nov. , 10. Minister Thompson nt Rio Jnnelro has been In structed to Inform Admiral Mello, the Insurgent lender, thnt In the opinion of tho United States government he is not entitled to recognition as a bel ligerent, adding that the position of the United States is that of an Im partial observer. THEY HAVE THE POWER. Washington, Nov. 10. Commissioner of Pensions Lochern this morning filed an answer In the suit of Judge Chas.P. Long of Mlchlganbegan because Loch tlcrcn declares his pension was sus pended because It had been unlawfully Highest of all in Leavening Power. i 1 v jar v . Increased. Lochren declares that It has been the practice of the depart ment to suspend pensions since Secre tary of war John C. Calhoun, in charge of the pensions did so In 1819; that Secretary Chandler did so In 1875 and since that time regulations have been In force In the department regulating this matter. , ; A SPLENDID TRIAL. The Olympla Makes Two Knots Over Her Required Speed. San Francisco, Nov. 10. The new cruiser Olympla on her first trip has established her poslUon as queen of the United States navy. The ship made a maximum speed of 21.26 knots,, and averaged slightly under twenty-one knots on a run of sixty-eight knots with a heavy sen and a strong head wind. As the Olympla was only expected to make twenty knots, her builders are very happy over the trial, and think that when the official government trial Is made, she can be forced up to twen- ty-two knots. This would give the Union Iron Works a bonus of 1400,000 for exceeding the speed required. The Olympla will return hre tomorrow and will go at once Into dry dock and be cleaned and scraped preparatory to the official trial on November 18th. ANOTHER ONE. Cleveland, O. Nov. 10. A crank called at the ofllce of M. T. Herrlck, secretary and treasurer of the Security Savings Co. this afternoon with a dynamite bomb In one hand and a revolver in the other, demanding $50,000: Herrlck knocked him down and grappled with him oji the floor. While In this posi tion the crank fired one shot at Her rlck the bullet passing through his- coat. The fellow then Jumped through a window and escaped. NOT IN IT WITH CLATSOP. McMlnnvllle, Or., Nov. 10. Seven World's Fair medals have already been warded to citizens of Yamhill county or the .best grain artea, ana green fruits, and moro are expected. It la roposed to display all these medals n one case at the Midwinter Fair. An ther plun is to pin them on a sturdy old pioneer and send him down to talk or Yamhill.- . ' LEFT ON THE SEARCH. Missoula, Mont., Nov. 10. Sixty sol diers from Fort. Missoula, under com- land of Captain Andrews, accompanied by Captain Merrlam and Lleutenate Martin, of .Vancouver, left this after noon to search for the lost Carlln party. Colfax, Wash., Nov. ' 10. Lieutenant Converse left here otday with a relief party consisting of a pack train and four troopers. CARTER HARRISON'S WILL. Chicago, Nov. 10. The will of the late Carter Harrison has been filed in the piobato court. It bequeathes prop nly valued at J050.000 to be divided between his four children, after two vcai. Among other minor bequests, he gives $10,000 for permanent Invest ment for charity to be decided on by the executors. NO REVENUE INCREASE. Washington, Nov. 10. The United States Brewers' Association, through W. Miles, Its president, today protested to the way and means committee against any increase in tho Internal revenue tax on beer. He maintained that such a policy would have the im mediate effect of crushing the smaller l-rewcries out of existence. BROUGHT TO PORT SAFELY. New York, Nov. 10. The steamer Seneca from Hnvanna, brought Cap tain Hoffman and fifty-six survivors of the steamer Alexandria, already re ported In these despatches as burned at sea off Mntanazas. Five of tho nMp's crew and six colored stevedores were lost. WILL REPRIMAND HIM. Teugunlgalpa, Nov. 10. Colonel VII IoIh, has been summoned here by or der of President Vasquez to give on account of his conduct In demanding the delivery of Bonllla from a Pacific Mull steamer flying the American flag. The government does not sustain his action. AN ALASKA APPOINTMENT. Washington, Nov. 10. The president t fiay apiHilnted Chas. D. Rogers, of Sitka, Alaska, to be clerk of the dis trict of Alaska. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. MMUg '